The Walts Surname DNA Project and this web site have
been founded as a place where we can use the Y-DNA testing, now
available to answer some questions about our ancestry. This is open
to any person related to the surnames Walts, Waltz or other possible
variations.

Objective

The objective of the project is to use Y-DNA testing to
identify the various Walts or Waltz families and to bring together
those members with common ancestry. Due to the loss of paper records,
there are family ties that have been lost in history; and with this
technology some of these can be reestablished.Some of the
specific questions are:

How are the various
Walts/Walts families related?

Is there a Walts/Waltz tie back to Europe?
(England, Switzerland, Germany)

Privacy

This web site will not publish any information that
will directly tie any testing results with any living individual.
This policy will hold even though there is little to no impact to be
found from having these numbers published.We will publish results
with a testing number, and it will look as follows:

Waltz DNA Results

Kit Number

Ancestor

Date

Location

393

390

19

391

385a

385b

426

388

439

389-I

392

389-ii

123456

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

30

The
individual must agree before any information will be entered in the
Ancestor, Date or Location Columns. Then the table will look like
this.

Waltz DNA Results

Kit Number

Ancestor

Date

Location

393

390

19

391

385a

385b

426

388

439

389-I

392

389-ii

123456

John Waltz

1750

VA

13

23

14

11

11

14

12

12

12

14

13

30

The
individual whose Y-DNA is tested is free to publish, disclose,
discuss his results on any other forum. The connection from "Kit
Number" to "Individual" will never be disclosed on
this site.If two people request and agree to disclose their
addresses to each other, the project manager will send them the
addresses.

Y-DNA
Testing

The DNA testing is as easy as brushing your teeth--no
blood, no doctors, no visits to collection specialists. Your genetic
test kit consists of a cheek scraper and a collection tube. You will
be able to read the instructions and perform a painless cheek
scraping in about five minutes. The effect of using the scraper is
about the same as brushing your cheek with a soft bristle
toothbrush.

Worried about what else the DNA test lab might
find? The answer is not a thing. They won't know if you show positive
for a disease, condition or anything else. The test looks only at the
Y Chromosome and then only at 12 or 25 specific Loci on the Y
Chromosome.

Cost and
Lab Choice

There are a number of labs that offer DNA testing at
different prices. The results from different Labs can be compared as
long as they report back to you in "alleles" and not some
private count, letter, or code. We have established a group with a
group rate of $99 plus $2 S&H.The project manager does not
make any money from this effort. All money transactions are between
you and any Lab you choose to use.The project manager will
consult, for free, on issues of the value of DNA testing in general
or on specific details of your situation.

If you have Y-DNA
test results from any Lab, they can be useful. Just contact the
Walts/Waltz project manager at this address

Sign Up

You must be 18 years of age or older and be willing to
pay the cost of the DNA testing. To sign up click SIGN
UP